PBP Pantherturm- A couple of last WIP pic and the completion

[dupes]

Feb 27, 2014 18:14:13 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Nice modification Marc, now it looks almost like something you might see on Hoth in Star Wars (that's a good thing, don't change it!)

Funny you mention that, based on a couple of the builds on my bench right now...

[Deleted]

great stuff! really nice work

[wing_nut]

Glad your feeling better and back at it snipe. Thanks for the comment.



I Googled some concrete wall pics and knew immediately there was no way i would be able to paint that, especially in this scale. So after resizing a photo I made decals, primed the bunker and applied the decals. just need to do some touch up work at the edges.

And ya think dupes had problems finding spent shells? Try funding them in 144th scale. Wait'll ya see how lucky I got... but that's a another update to come

[dupes]

Concrete DECALS? Now that's just cheating.

[imatanker]

Whoooop, WELL PLAYED Marc.  Hey how do you know how much to shrink your pics?

[wing_nut]

Cheating? Maybe. Funny thing is it still wasn't "easy"

Jeff. total eyeballing it. Playing with the contrast, etc then the height, width etc. then adjusted the overall percentage of size to print.. I use some of the ton of scrap printer paper I have and just keep printed in draft mode until i get close. Then a final print in the photo, high quality setting before I go to decal paper.

[bbd468]

Sweet!!! That looks killer Marc! Im bookmarkin this.

[wing_nut]

Yo Gray.. Thanks broski

[reserve]

Too cool! Great look for the bunker

Regards,
Mark

[wbill76]

Nice solution for the concrete look Marc, very convincing!

[wing_nut]

Mark, Bill... thanks for the comments. And thanks to all that followed along.

Since the wife wanted to watch the red carpet thing I had nothing to watch on TV so I put the finishing touches on my Pantherturm.


As I hinted previously… here is the “luck” that befell me when as I tried to figure out how to make spent shell casing. Not enough time to list all the things that didn’t work. While rummaging through one of the bench drawers I came across some Masterclub resin bolts that were perfect. I ball parked the size of a spent 75mm casing on these were great. The end is tapered to make it easier to insert into a drilled hole. Those are about 1/4 " long.  All I had to do was sand off the nut, leave the washer and Bob’s your uncle… spent shell casings.



A couple of details made from some scrap PE finished off the turret.






So with further ado I present the latest in my Peanut Butter Panzer series… “Pantherturm in the Spring” in 144th scale.









And the obligatory giant penny pic…

[dupes]

Wow, lightning finish! Looks great, Marc!

[detailfreak]

A formidible strongpoint worthy of a typhoon attack fer sure.NIIIICCEE

[wing_nut]

Thanks Marc...for the comment and the inspiration.

Thanks DF. Maybe someone will release a Typhoon in 144th scale one day

[danb.]

Fantastic finish buddy that is superb cant believe how small it is for the quality looking forward to the next

Dan B

[Leon]

WOW fantastic finish Marc,very nicely done.

[wing_nut]

Dan, Leon... tanks fellas.

Dan I already have the next one rolling around in my head... lots of room there. Spoiler Alert! The inspiration is the final confrontation between Henry Fonda and Robert Shaw in "The Battle of the Bulge"

[desertrat]

love it!! might have a go at one of these small beauties,

[wing_nut]

Thanks D-Rat. I looked on ebay just today and these Dragon kits are getting as scarce as hen's teeth.

[Deleted]

very nice work indeed like the idea of printed concrete a class touch

[desertrat]

yeah, ive been looking!! if i find somthing i,ll let you know!
meanwhile.... pass the 1:72nd pnz iv......

[imatanker]

One sweet little build Marc. Outstanding Man.

[wing_nut]

Jeff... thanks fella.

Thanks Pete. I have to admit, I am well chuffed on how that one worked out. So many time ya get an idea and it goes to crap. Brother, more than I care to tell you. And usually I can't mix black and white and end up with gray but some how managed to mix up a color that is a dead on match of the concrete for that touching up.

[bbrowniii]

"Yeah so, all I did was reverse engineered the entire mechanism and then just in into my thingamajoozy and whip bang boom, it popped on out. Easy as pie..."

I hate you.

[wing_nut]

Mar 3, 2014 19:43:18 GMT -5 bbrowniii said:

"Yeah so, all I did was reverse engineered the entire mechanism and then just in into my thingamajoozy and whip bang boom, it popped on out. Easy as pie..."

I hate you.

Oh man. That hurts.

[bbrowniii]

Mar 3, 2014 22:03:38 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

Mar 3, 2014 19:43:18 GMT -5 bbrowniii said:

"Yeah so, all I did was reverse engineered the entire mechanism and then just in into my thingamajoozy and whip bang boom, it popped on out. Easy as pie..."

I hate you.

Oh man. That hurts.

It is all said with love Marc. Nothing but love...

[bbd468]

Thats a killer little project right there fella...well done.

[wing_nut]

Boyd... I knew that. there isn't a hateful bone in your body back at ya.

Hey Gary thanks so much bro.

[bbrowniii]

Mar 4, 2014 20:53:40 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

there isn't a hateful bone in your body back at ya.

Hmmm... I guess, although I've got this little pisiform that definitely has some rage issues...

[dupes]

Mar 3, 2014 19:43:18 GMT -5 bbrowniii said:

"Yeah so, all I did was reverse engineered the entire mechanism and then just in into my thingamajoozy and whip bang boom, it popped on out. Easy as pie..."

I hate you.

Best post ever?

"Thingamajoozy"